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The Joker is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson, the character first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book Batman on April 25, 1940.
Since the film's release, many different interpretations of the character of the Joker have featured Jack Napier as his real name. [5] [26] Batman: The Animated Series, which was partially modeled after the 1989 film, implies that Jack Napier could be either an alias or Joker's actual name as seen in the episode "Joker's Wild".
The Joker is a character portrayed by Heath Ledger and the main antagonist in Christopher Nolan's 2008 superhero film The Dark Knight.Based on the DC Comics supervillain of the same name, he is depicted as a psychopathic criminal mastermind with a warped, sadistic sense of humor who defines himself by his conflict with the vigilante Batman.
Phillips tells EW why Arthur made that surprising confession during the film's climax — plus, we reveal what that last shot means for Joker's real identity. Warning: This article contains ...
Todd Phillips, the director of Joker: Folie à Deux, has made a surprising revelation about the true identity of the lead character, played by Joaquin Phoenix.. The sequel to the Oscar-winning ...
The Joker (real name unknown) is a homicidal maniac with a clown-like appearance, bent on creating havoc in Gotham City and fighting a never-ending battle against Batman. His arsenal of weapons includes razor-sharp edged playing cards, acid-squirting trick flowers, joy buzzers with a lethal electrical charge and a fatal toxin called Joker venom.
Either way, Folie à Deux signals the dawn of a new era for the real Joker who killed Arthur, while our anti-hero ended up as but a mere societal outcast, a jester for humiliation the whole time.
DC Comics had the first fictional universe of superheroes, with the Justice Society of America forming in the Golden Age of Comic Books in the 1940s. This shared continuity became increasingly complex with multiple worlds, including a similar team of all-star superheroes formed in the 1960s named the Justice League of America, debuting in The Brave and the Bold Volume 1 #28.